Cyprus Beat

In today's episode, a three-year-old boy, who has been hospitalised with serious heart disease at the Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia, has been denied treatment abroad because his parents are unvaccinated.

In today’s episode, the island’s traffic camera system has suffered from an early setback as no fines have yet been issued despite thousands of violations having been recorded. In other news, a bill to remedy the island’s unregulated hostel tourism industry is set to be ready within one month, and Alpine skier, Yiannos Kouyoumdjian, will be Cyprus’ sole representative at the Winter Olympics next month in Beijing.

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In today’s episode, the supreme court yesterday declared null and void a parliamentary resolution last April that had called on the attorney-general and the deputy attorney-general to abstain from taking legal action over the findings of a report into the defunct citizenship-by-investment programme. In other news, MPs have begun discussing the sensitive issue of legalising euthanasia, and the ‘Elpis’ weather system from Greece continues to bring below average temperatures, storms, and snow, with yet another yellow weather warning in place until 4pm today.

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In today's episode, deputy leader of the Green Party Efi Xanthou said the "Test to Stay" scheme to be introduced in schools today to allow close contacts to stay in lessons will only create more problems.

In today's episode, following pressure from opposition lawmakers, the government has agreed to amend certain provisions of the ‘Dangerous Infectious Diseases Law of 2021’, which will repeal and replace the current Quarantine Law under which the health minister has issued the coronavirus decrees.

In today’s episode, the cold snap continues across Cyprus with temperatures overnight falling to -9 °C in some areas, while mountain communities have repeated their complaints about inadequate heating subsidies. In other news, authorities are starting to investigate claims that a connected group, including a well-known Cypriot family, is involved in drugging and raping women in collaboration with perpetrators in Greece, and work on the Larnaca marina and port development project is due to commence in April 2022.

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In today’s episode, confirmed Covid cases will no longer be able to use their SafePass to enter shops and restaurants before their self-isolation period is complete. In other Covid-related news, a 53-year-old man asked to pick up his daughter who had gone to class despite being positive with coronavirus is under police investigation for assaulting a head teacher, and six illegal bird trappers were arrested in the past two weeks, according to numbers published by the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) on Tuesday.

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In today’s episode, the Molnupiravir anti-Covid pill became available yesterday and will protect high risk patients from severe Covid-19 disease. In other Covid-related news, the health minister said yesterday that the ‘test to stay’ policy will be applied in schools for students who are close contacts. Meanwhile, mixed signals came from the government yesterday over the mooted EastMed natural gas pipeline, with President Nicos Anastasiades censuring those prematurely heralding the project's demise, while his foreign minister stated that he always regarded the project as politically problematic.

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In today's episode, decisions on the implementation of ‘test to stay’ at schools will be finalised on Monday as teachers and the education ministry remain at odds over the policy that will allow children who are contacts of Covid cases to stay in school if they test every day for five day.